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Parents whose children are born with a low birth weight run greater risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases

Even the fathers are at greater risk. These findings are published in a new report by Karolinska Institutet. The report shows that genetic factors affect both birth weight and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

28 Jun 2005

Pregnancy and birth factors may determine likelihood of polycystic ovarian syndrome

New research suggests that the way baby girls develop in the womb may affect whether or not they develop polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) as adults and the severity of the symptoms if they do.

27 Jun 2005

Infertility may be becoming more of a man's problem than a woman's problem

Until now, approximately 40% of infertility cases have been linked to medical problems in men and 40% to medical problems in women, with the remaining 20% due to joint problems.

27 Jun 2005

Triplet pregnancies cost more than eight times as much as singleton pregnancies

Research in France has revealed that triplet pregnancies cost more than eight times as much as singleton pregnancies, and twin pregnancies cost more than three times as much, the 21st annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard.

27 Jun 2005

How can the U.S. health-care system prepare for the huge wave of dementia patients expected by 2010?

How can the U.S. health-care system and more specifically, primary care doctors - the physicians from whom older adults receive most of their care - prepare for the huge wave of dementia patients expected to engulf us in 2010, the year the baby boomers begin to reach 65?

27 Jun 2005

High-tech infertility treatment for men most common therapy to help couples conceive

According to recently released figures, a high tech treatment for male infertility has become the most common therapy in Europe to help couples conceive.

23 Jun 2005

Special genes enable some women to give birth over the age of 45

A genetic advantage allows some women to give birth over the age of 45, say researchers.

22 Jun 2005

More women are choosing to becoming pregnant later in life

Although there are considerable risks to becoming pregnant later in life, more and more women are choosing to do it, a scientist told the 21st annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Tuesday 21 June 2005).

21 Jun 2005

Baby wallaby bone development may hold key to human development

Melbourne researchers are one step closer to unravelling the secrets of human bone development in a new study involving three-dimensional synchrotron images of baby wallabies.

20 Jun 2005

Drinking during pregnancy can increase the risk of infection in newborns

Despite public-information campaigns and physician advice about alcohol consumption during pregnancy, between 15 and 25 percent of pregnant women continue to drink each month, and five to 10 out of 1,000 pregnant women drink an average of seven or more drinks per week.

14 Jun 2005

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.

14 Jun 2005

Anti-cancer drug may help prevent premature births

A team from University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK have found that the anti-cancer drug Trichostatin A (TSA), has the potential to control early labour contractions. They are optimistic the work, which is still in the early stages, will help to reduce the 70,000 premature births in the UK each year.

14 Jun 2005

Baby News and Research

Parents whose children are born with a low birth weight run greater risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases

Pregnancy and birth factors may determine likelihood of polycystic ovarian syndrome

Infertility may be becoming more of a man's problem than a woman's problem

Triplet pregnancies cost more than eight times as much as singleton pregnancies

How can the U.S. health-care system prepare for the huge wave of dementia patients expected by 2010?

High-tech infertility treatment for men most common therapy to help couples conceive

Special genes enable some women to give birth over the age of 45

More women are choosing to becoming pregnant later in life

Baby wallaby bone development may hold key to human development

Drinking during pregnancy can increase the risk of infection in newborns

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

Anti-cancer drug may help prevent premature births

Anti-cancer drug could be the first effective treatment for premature births

Brain shrinkage appears to have no impact on an individual's capacity to think or learn

Researchers discover how hepatic-C virus evades immune system in acute and chronic infections

Despite WHO/UNICEF push for “rooming-in,” mothers and babies being separated at birth

Baby born to woman following an ovary transplant from her sister

Basic sanitation must reach 138 million more people every year through 2015

'Miracle Mermaid Baby' Milagros meets the media after her successful operation

Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines - results may be entirely due to chance

Revolutionizing Life Science: An Interview with SCIEX on ASMS, the SCIEX 7500+ System, and AI-Driven Quantitation

From Discovery Biology to ELRIG Chair

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